Saturday, February 27, 2010

Weekend Headlines: February 27-28, 2010

* Dominican Republic: The controversy over Aida Trujillo Ricart’s book on her late dictator grandfather continued after protestors forced the cancellation of her book debut.

* Argentina: A retired Argentine navy officer was arrested in Miami after being accused of a “Dirty War” massacre of sixteen prisoners.

* Brazil: In an unusual incident a newborn baby died after the doctors in charge of delivering her quarreled and got into a fistfight.

* Chile: The country’s economic recovery may’ve hit a rough spot after industrial output “unexpectedly “ decreased for a second straight month.

Image – Notes From Hel (Rafael Trujillo ruled the Dominican Republic with a repressive and iron hand from 1930 until his assassination in 1961.)
Online Sources- Dominican Today, LAHT, Bloomberg, BBC News, The Latin Americanist

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